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| Bernie enjoying the beautiful country |
It’s been 10 days since we all got
here to Cape Town. During those 10 days, orientation has been constant and it’s
been great. We have 2 weeks of orientation and there is only 5 days left, and
then we become real Capetonians. Orientation has been a blast; we went from
seeing the Cape of Good Hope to seeing some of the townships in the Cape Flats.
The orientation set up has been really good only because we go from being
tourists and seeing everything that Cape Town broadcasts then to seeing the
townships where people who are natives here have never seen the tourists areas.
The tourist’s areas are beautiful of course because what could not be beautiful
in this country.
That transition from tourist areas
to the areas in poverty is shocking. It really made me open my eyes as to what
people had to deal with here in Cape Town and none of it was their fault. These
people were forced out of their homes and into areas where there isn’t even
sustainable bathrooms. Even being in the townships and seeing the people is
crazy because they are all still so happy and working hard to try to help their
situation but they always have a smile on their face when doing it.
I am excited that orientation is
coming to an end. Orientation was fun but I am excited when we get to do things
on our own and feel as if we really do live here. I am excited to start classes
Thursday and to start our internships on Monday! I am really excited to work at
Sarah Fox Children’s Hospital. These past 10 days have been emotional in a good
way and I am grateful to Vernon and Marita for setting up the orientation
because I would have never done any of these things without these 2 weeks.
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| Bernie's music lesson at Guga S'Thebe Cultural Centre in Langa |
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